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The baseball diamond as crystal ball

Harrison Kellogg McKenna, playing catcher at a Huntington

Photo credit: Newsday photo / Valerie Kellogg

For a brief moment, my 8-year-old son was a man.

The apparition occurred on the baseball field one recent Friday evening during Harrison's game. He was playing catcher for the first time.

After yet another batter walked to first base, Harrison got up and paced deliberately to the pitcher's mound. He looked serious. He said something to the pitcher, who remained silent as they stared...

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